Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarre

/tɑɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tarre
IPA: /tɑɹ/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To incite; to provoke; to spur on.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of tar.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Nay, it perchance will sparkle in your eyes, / And like a dog that is compelled to fight, / Snatch at his master that doth tarre him on."
"[…] she takes not so much for curing a thousand mortal People, as I have spent in Turpentine and Tarre to keep my Flocklings cleanly in a Spring time."

Etymology

From Middle English tarien, taryen (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirġan, terġan, tirian (“to worry, exasperate”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: tarien, tirġan

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

tarres (present, singular) tarring (participle, present) tarred (participle, past) tarred (past)

Frequently Paired Words

tarry

Homonyms

tar

Rhymes With

ar mylar couloir

Questions

How do you pronounce tarre?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɑɹ/.
What does tarre mean?: To incite; to provoke; to spur on.
Where does tarre come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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